Hey OZ,
If you'll remember I too was in the same boat as you (I love my DARTON's) but I took a chance and bought a 07 bowtech commander off of Ben on here and let me tell you about this bow, it has zero hand shock, you can't hear the bow, and it is slinging my hunting arrow at 299-301, that equals 78 ft lbs of KE... This bow is awesome, it is a little longer than my Maverick but equal to my cyclone's in length. I know Botech has two more with the same riser design as the commander but they are shorter bows (general) and (guardian). Check them out,I too was skeptical but not anymore.